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NP’s Haste first-team all-state pick
North Putnam senior tight end Max Haste was named to the Associated Press Class 2A all-state first team on Wednesday after a stellar season for the Cougars.
Haste, a 6-3, 220-pounder, caught 49 passes for 770 yards and caught three touchdowns in helping the Cougars to compile a 7-3 record.
“Max is a kid who can catch the ball extremely well,” North Putnam coach Greg Barrett said. “He is very good in space, and he can block extremely well on the edge.
“He will be a good college football player for somebody.”
Haste is considering Marian, where his brother Jake is a member of the baseball team.
“He would love to go there,” Barrett said. “Indiana State is after him, along with lot of Division III schools.”
Barrett considers Haste as a good athlete with a lot of talent who worked hard to achieve his success.
“He’s a big kid, and I think he’ll get bigger,” Barrett said.
Two other Cougars were given honorable mention — senior Solomon Gross at running back and junior Ethan Christy at linebacker.
Barrett said Gross is still considering his options for college, while Christy — the Banner Graphic Defensive Player of the Year — will return again next fall to anchor the Cougars on defense.
“Solomon is a Division I type of player,” Barrett said. “These honors are very well deserved for all three of those three guys.”
Greencastle’s Devin Clar also received honorable mention, after gaining 1,874 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns in leading the Tiger Cubs to a turnaround from a 1-9 record in 2015 to a 9-2 mark this season.
Clar was the Banner Graphic “Offensive Player of the Year.”
John Pasch, son of former North Putnam coach Dave Pasch, was named to the Class A first team. He is a 6-2, 250-pound offensive lineman. Pasch was Barrett’s predecessor with the Cougars.
Other Western Indiana Conference and nearby players honored were:
Class 4A
Honorable mention
QB — Daniel Burkett, Owen Valley
OL — Matt Clemens, Edgewood
DL — Mason Moon, Northview
DB — Evan Coldren, Edgewood
Class 3A
First team
WR — Ben Stevens, Danville
TE — Peyton Hendershot, Tri-West
LB — Casey Coll, Tri-West
DB — Dakota Caton, Sullivan
Honorable mention
QB — Jake Hill, Tri-West; Trey Powell, Sullivan; Christian Schabel, Danville; Taylor Voris, Indian Creek
RB — Devin Clar, Greencastle; Jarret McCallister, West Vigo
WR — Bryce Hogue, Indian Creek
Dl — Joe Creasey, West Vigo
LB — Wes Bedwell, Sullivan; Tyler Watson, Tri-West
Class 2A
First team
OL — Tyson Whaley, Paoli
TE — Max Haste, North Putnam
DB — Aaron Cravens, Monrovia
Honorable mention
RB — Solomon Gross, North Putnam; Dalton Smith, Monrovia; Garrison Lee, Monrovia
OL — Peter Davis, Monrovia
LB — Ethan Christy, North Putnam; Eli Stock, Monrovia
DB — Noah Mourey, Cascade; Camryn Smith, Monrovia
Class A
First team
OL — John Pasch, Indianapolis Lutheran
• IFCA also announces teams — The Indiana Football Coaches Association also announced its senior and junior all-state teams.
No Putnam County athletes were honored, but several players from conference and state tournament competition were chosen.
They were:
Top 50
TE — Peyton Hendershot, Tri-West
Class 4A
Senior All-State
DB — Dylan Hyatt, Northview
Class 3A
Senior All-State
QB — Jake Hill, Tri-West
TE — Casey Coll, Tri-West
Junior All-State
WR — Ben Stevens, Danville; Dakota Caton, Sullivan
LB — Tyler Watson, Tri-West
Class 2A
Senior All-State
RB — Garrison Lee, Monrovia
DB — Aaron Cravens, Monrovia
Junior All-State
RB — Dalton Smith, Monrovia
Class A
Senior All-State
DL — Avery Bundy, Sheridan